God goggles

I remember as a kid riding in the truck with my dad to the parts stores and various places on Saturdays. I remember the rides and the talks, but most importantly I remember the songs. I recall the different types of songs he listened to and there was one in particular that seemed to come on the radio every time I was in teh truck with him. At this point he did not have a tape player and sadly enough cd's weren't invented yet. So it was fate that this song would come on, it was by George Jones titled "Rose colored glasses". It was talking about our perspective in life the old is the glass half full or half empty analogy fits well here. The song talked about how people put on these imaginary glasses and pretend everything is okay. In their marriages, their home life, their workplace, where ever they go they see the good things and the glasses seemingly filter out all of the bad. In today's economy someone could make a fortune on something like this, everyone would want a pair.
Well, what about God glasses? What if we could put on a pair of glasses and see what God wants us to see, like x ray vision? We would see the heart, the mind and the thoughts and intentions. There would be no short or tall, blonde or brunette, muscular or out of shape, or even skin color, simply a beating heart and a working mind together creating intentions and motives.
If this were so people would be able to tell why we are at church, why we are at work, why we are really saying the things we say. This would change us completely if people could see our real motives behind the things we do and say.
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
There you have it, when seeking a leader God was teaching Samuel not to look at the size, looks, or the outward appearance at all. God doesn't even consider that, He looks straight into the heart. In today's society we have lost this, we have blurred vision when it comes to looking at the heart. In churches we are looking for great orators, or great and powerful leaders, or college degrees and references. What if we could see straight to the heart the way God does, what would we see then? Who would be our next hire? How many great church leaders are overlooked because of credentials and pieces of paper rather than heart and soul?
Look at the heart when picking your leader, that's God formula and the last time I checked GOd's ways are perfect!
Thanks for reading and have a great day.